Account

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German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English account. The alternative pronunciations are due to the fact that German has no native initial /ə/ (though in the case of /ɛ-/ perhaps also to a falsely assumed English pronunciation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈkaʊ̯nt/, (also) /ɛˈkaʊ̯nt/, /aˈkaʊ̯nt/
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Noun

Account m or (uncommon) n (strong, genitive Accounts, plural Accounts)

  1. (computing, Internet) user account
    Synonyms: Benutzerkonto, Konto, (redundant, but not rare) Benutzeraccount

Declension

Declension of Account
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das die
genitive eines des der
dative einem dem den
accusative einen, ein den, das die

Further reading

  • “Account” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Account” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Account” in Duden online
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